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Cape soccer prepares for 2019 season

Cape Class of 2020 includes (l-r) Kevin Perez, Leo Hanley, Alan Marin, Luke Johnson, Eid Nouhra, Chris Gonzales and Quincy Copeland. DAN COOK PHOTOS
Dan Cook
August 17, 2019

The Cape soccer squad is practicing hard to get ready to open the 2019 season in shape in a tough Henlopen Conference. The Vikings finished the 2018 season at 12-3-1, falling to William Penn 4-1 in the opening round of the DIAA state tournament.

“We are very excited about the upcoming season; we are returning 14 players on the varsity side and have added 15 freshman to our JV team,” said Cape coach Patrick Kilby. “Jorge Lagunas is a freshman that made varsity this year; he has a lot of upside in the attacking third. After the tryouts, we’re looking pretty strong from top to bottom. The hard thing is that we have to trim down our roster for varsity and JV.”

The senior class of Kevin Perez, Leo Hanley, Alan Marin, Luke Johnson, Eid Nouhra, Chris Gonzales and Quincy Copeland will be looked at to provide strong leadership and to fill the shoes of 2019 graduates Bradley Seneus, Kannex Camarco, Dane Palmer and Bibi Rodriguez.

“We have some good talent this season,” Johnson said. “A lot of good young players have come out. We’ll be pretty good, I think.”

“We lost four key seniors last year,” Copeland said. “But we have a great roster this year and we’ll have good players to take their place.”

Cape will host a play day Saturday, Aug. 24. Attending will be Archbishop Spalding, Brandywine, Caesar Rodney, Charter, Delcastle, Delmarva Christian, Gunston School, Indian River, Mount St. Joseph, Sallies, St. Georges, Sussex Central and Sussex Tech.

Tough competition this season will come from Caesar Rodney, Indian River, Sussex Central, Sussex Tech and Charter.

Cape will begin conference play Tuesday, Sept. 10, at Seaford.

 

Cape Class of 2020 includes (l-r) Kevin Perez, Leo Hanley, Alan Marin, Luke Johnson, Eid Nouhra, Chris Gonzales and Quincy Copeland. DAN COOK PHOTOS
Kevin Perez, left, and Nathan Loucks battle for a 50/50 ball in the midfield.
Senior midfielder Eid Nouhra battles for possession with Jake Alt.
Nathan Loucks heads the ball toward the goal.
Senior Leo Hanley, left, moves the ball past Eid Nouhra during an offensive drill.
Jair Mancilla, left, holds off midfielder Eid Nouhra.
Sophomore defender Tiarnan Hefferan, right, controls the ball from Ben Creatore.
Cape junior goalkeeper Forest Dotterer makes a save at a recent practice.

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Dan has worked for the Cape Gazette for more than 30 years as a photographer and reporter, covering high school sports and happenings around eastern Sussex County. He won a photography award from the National Newspaper Association, and numerous awards from the Maryland, Delaware, D.C. Press Association. A Delaware native, Dan graduated from Cape in 1972 and returned as a teacher and coach in the 1980s. He retired from the classroom in 2016. He was inducted into Cape High’s Legends Stadium in 2016. In his spare time, Dan enjoys spending time with his wife, two sons, grandchildren and dogs. 

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